Sonic may be all lightning-fast quips and even quicker action, but the Knuckles spin-off TV show packs a different kind of punch. While the new Paramount Plus series – consisting of six 25-30 minute episodes – certainly highlights a ceiling to the family fun-style Sonic formula, it’s a surprisingly charming, earnest road trip that sees Idris Elba dig a little more into the red echidna’s potential for bone-crunching capers and dry humor.
The series begins with Knuckles (Idris Elba) getting used to life in the leafy locale of Green Hills after choosing to stay on Earth in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. After being grounded, he takes on a willing protege: Wade Whipple (Adam Pally, in top goofball form), the hapless sheriff’s deputy from the first two Sonic movies who has been pushed front and center here.
